July 28, 2011 / Front Page

Ayr Township supervisors met with representatives from a Virginia company on Monday evening to discuss plans for a $60-million solar energy project to be built on land leased just south of McConnellsburg. More...

Having appeared on unrelated charges last Tuesday, a Harrisonville man took his opportunity in the Fulton County Court of Common Pleas to enter pleas in two drug cases dating back to January and February. More...

Mailboxes located along Thompson Road in Bethel Township were damaged with a large rock between 9:30 p.m. on July 24 and 5:30 a.m. on July 25. Victims include a 44-year-old man and a 37-year-old man, both from Needmore. More...

The Hancock Arts Council announced this week that it will sponsor Professor Mike’s Amazing Flea Circus at the Hancock Performing Arts Center at Town Hall, 126 W. High Street, Hancock, Md., on Sunday, August 7, beginning at 3 p.m. More...

A Hagerstown, Md., man was arrested over the weekend after being barricaded inside the beach house at Cowans Gap State Park and then allegedly assaulting a park ranger as well as a Pennsylvania State Police trooper. More...

The board dealt with a short financial agenda and approved charging students a $10 parking fee, effective with the 2011-12 school year, but personnel matters topped the agenda of the regular meeting of the Forbes Road School District Board of Directo More...

Sydney R. Fisher, 80, Carlisle, died Friday, July 22, 2011, at his home. Born January, 12, 1931, in McConnellsburg, he was a son of the late Fredrick S. and Hope Audrey Raker Fisher and the widower of Shirley Fisher. More...

It seems as though Mother Nature has really turned on the heat. Predictions are that it will be a few degrees cooler later this week. Some folks got a slight shower but we weren’t so lucky. Congratulations on the U.S. More...

Fulton County 11-12-year-olds All-Stars won the Mildred Fix Tournament at Lions Club Park last week. Fulton County has won two tournaments in a row, outscoring their opponents in 10 games 106-31. More...

Did you know you have more than 600 muscles in your body, including your tongue, heart and stomach? When exerted, your muscles pull against your skeleton, causing your bones to become strong and durable. More...